Power Unleashed

Kara Ross, CEO & founder of Unleashed, chats with Denise about motherhood, traveling around the world, working through all types of rejection and transforming a business into a vehicle for philanthropy.

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Past Episodes

Dress for Success CEO, Joi Gordon talks with Denise about surviving breast cancer, why it's OK to give the Superwoman cape a rest sometimes and the night she discovered her life was bigger than her law career when a judge asked her, "What do you stand for?"

When Rebecca (workaholic) was fired at 75, her millennial son Sian-Pierre Regis had a crazy good idea: join his mom on a bucket list journey, film it and call the documentary, "Duty Free." From a hip-hop class with a "Hamilton" dancer to a deep dive into survival, they're discovering there's more to life than work. And get ready for the most vulnerable Takeaways yet!

What taboos aren't we talking about? Katharine Zaleski, cofounder and president at PowerToFly and Denise break down that wall and share stories about pregnancy, parenthood and how to stop entering ourselves in races we don't want to be in. Plus Denise recounts the night she sat in her refrigerator!

Are titles important? What should you shape your career around? When do you need to stop correcting and just start over? Denise and Laura Zarrow, host of "Women@Work" on Wharton's Business Radio on SiriusXM 111 have the answers. Plus find out what Denise discovered when she got her dad a white sports coat.

"Pivot" author Jenny Blake shares stories about leaving her job at Google to become an entrepreneur and author as well as how she questions societal norms and how a pair of overalls helped her meet her partner. Plus find out why she's done with "sneaky shoulds."

What scares a woman who routinely checked her car for bombs? Lauren Anderson, former FBI executive and international geopolitical consultant answers that question and shares stories about her actions on 9/11, what's going on in the FBI now, gender discrimination she encountered, sacrifices she made for her career and how she's helping women find their power.

Former FBI executive and international geopolitical consultant Lauren Anderson gives new meaning to "working in a man's world." In part one of a riveting two-part conversation, she talks about her 29 years at the Bureau including doing drug busts, standing up to power and how SWAT team training along with following her gut is the reason she's alive today.

"Hamilton" star Mandy Gonzalez shares how she decided to become a mom as she was flying across the stage in "Wicked", how stepping away from a dream job made her stronger and why she says, "I got this!" Plus find out how you can join her #FearlessSquad. And get ready - Bea Arthur drops by for Takeaways!

Better to be perfect or prepared? Are you professionally persistent? How do you sidestep people that say, "no?" Sherry Paul, #100 on the Forbes Top 200 Women Wealth Advisors in America and Denise have the answers. Plus find out why they're done with regrets and giving away their power.

Are you in it to win it, but impostor syndrome keeping you down? Pamela Elizabeth shares her story of how she went from zero culinary experience to the founder of eight vegan restaurants including Chelsea hotspot Blossom Restaurant. Also Denise signs up to be "veganized!"